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Phil Niekro League
10-26-2088
John Hill Center Field
Retired (1988, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .280 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .816 Status Deceased (2042) Option Years 0  
H 1958 Age at Death 91 Date of Birth 10-16-1951
HR 327 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(1972)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(135 games)
RBI 1098
SB 124
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 3
1B D+ (21.8%) LF A+ (98.8%) Arm B- WS Appearances 7
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health A- LCS Appearances 13
3B --- RF A- (81.9%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 7
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1975 LAN
67
233
32
67
6
2
11
36
13
 55 0 4
1
 3 2
.792
.320
.472
.185
.288
1976 LAN
119
428
64
119
15
5
24
80
37
 93 2 1
7
 2 1
.842
.338
.505
.227
.278
1977 LAN
159
631
120
191
46
6
35
125
52
 153 3 4
8
 3 3
.918
.357
.561
.258
.303
1978 LAN
159
653
93
187
24
10
29
115
46
 134 4 5
20
 8 4
.822
.335
.487
.201
.286
1979 LAN
159
656
94
183
39
10
30
108
48
 145 0 3
9
 3 5
.833
.327
.506
.227
.279
1980 LAN
154
558
104
167
24
6
28
99
51
 127 2 5
15
 8 3
.871
.357
.514
.215
.299
1981 LAN
132
350
46
101
17
2
16
55
16
 66 0 1
7
 3 3
.805
.319
.486
.197
.289
1982 LAN
155
610
99
173
30
2
39
114
54
 128 2 2
11
 8 2
.874
.343
.531
.248
.284
1983 LAN
157
654
99
181
16
10
28
106
37
 151 4 2
11
 4 5
.779
.319
.460
.183
.277
1984 LAN
156
629
96
179
30
7
33
81
42
 119 3 0
9
 5 2
.844
.332
.512
.227
.285
1985 LAN
159
615
86
158
15
9
22
80
49
 141 5 2
8
 6 7
.734
.316
.418
.161
.257
1986 LAN
97
389
52
109
19
3
16
46
26
 89 0 1
6
 6 2
.792
.325
.468
.188
.280
1987 LAN
73
276
33
70
10
0
10
26
22
 70 2 2
3
 1 1
.710
.311
.399
.145
.254
1988 LAN
122
319
39
73
14
1
6
27
40
 79 1 1
9
 1 4
.651
.316
.335
.107
.229
Total
1868
7001
1057
1958
305
73
327
1098
533
 1550 28 33
124
 61 44
.816
.332
.484
.205
.280
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01John Hill has retired from the Los Angeles Dodgers
1976-07-28The Los Angeles Dodgers have promoted John Hill to the major league team. The Los Angeles Dodgers have designated Dick McGinnity for assignment.
1976-07-28The Los Angeles Dodgers have sent John Hill down to the minors.
1976-06-10The Los Angeles Dodgers have promoted John Hill to the major league team. The Los Angeles Dodgers have designated Frank Epperly for assignment.
1976-06-04The Los Angeles Dodgers have auto-demoted John Hill to the minor leagues.
1976-05-12The Los Angeles Dodgers have promoted John Hill to the major league team. The Los Angeles Dodgers have designated Jeff Hisle for assignment.
1976-04-04The Los Angeles Dodgers have demoted John Hill to the minor leagues.
1975-07-23The Los Angeles Dodgers have promoted John Hill to the major league team.
1975-04-13The Los Angeles Dodgers have promoted Woody Campbell to the major league team. The Los Angeles Dodgers have sent John Hill to the minors.
1975-03-25The Los Angeles Dodgers have promoted John Hill to the major league team. The Los Angeles Dodgers have promoted Tony Jackson to the major league team. The Los Angeles Dodgers have promoted Bill Chapman to the major league team. The Los Angeles Dodgers have promoted Bill Douglass to the major league team.
1972-04-23A trade has been completed between the New York Roosters and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers receive John Hill, Tony Jackson, Scott Smykal, Draft Pick 1973 Round 3 NYN (Giovanni Norris), Draft Pick 1973 Round 2 NYN (Jim Neale), Draft Pick 1973 Round 1 NYN (Harley Walker) from the New York Roosters in exchange for Bill Sutherland, Billy Stoddard, Ben Francisco.